Week of November 26, 2025
Week of November 26, 2025
In part to honor Native American Heritage month, the Blaine County Museum arranged for Montana's 11th Poet Laureate (2023-2025) Chris La Tray to visit the Hi-Line. Museum Director Sam French collaborated with Program Director Craig Todd at the MAPS Media Institute, with Head Librarian Valerie Frank at the Blaine County Library, and with Ginger Hansen, Director at the Chinook Senior Center, to secure the guest speaker. On the afternoon of November 18, over forty people gathered for a program...
With the fall sports season coming to a close, several local athletes have been recognized for their exceptional performances, earning postseason honors across multiple sports. The Harlem Wildcats boys cross country team capped an outstanding season by winning the state championship, while three of their runners earned individual postseason accolades. Sophomore Ethan Walker led the way with an impressive runner-up finish, securing All-State recognition. Senior Donovan Posey also earned...
Anyone travelling through Chinook in the past month has likely seen a black sign at the corner of Highway 2 and Missouri Street advertising the Glazed Heifer. Representing Chinook's newest business, the Glazed Heifer is a food truck eatery owned and operated by Kathy Mitchell. Originally from Billings, Mitchell married Dan Mitchell nineteen years ago and has lived in Blaine County ever since. To her current endeavor, Mitchell brings over twenty years of experience as a cook. Most recently she...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND TO YOURS! WE WISH YOU CONTINUED BLESSINGS AND GATHERINGS WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY AND GOOD NEIGHBORS! We truly have so very much to be thankful for. We live in a community of caring people, who come alongside of us and help us in times of need. One of those people, was our friend, Betty Billmayer. She was always reaching out. Always lending a hand or an ear. She was here, with us at our Center for the first two years of my employment here, and she is dearly missed. She continued...
Responding to the severe strain on the state’s food banks caused by the loss of SNAP benefits during the federal government shutdown, the Town Pump Charitable Foundation is providing $1 million in immediate emergency grants to its food bank partners, including the Chinook Food Bank. These grants are in addition to the $1,250,000 in matching grants that will be made in December as part of the Foundation’s 24th annual “Be A Friend in Deed, Help Those in Need” fundraising campaign for foodbanks. The new grant money has already been sent...
Harlem Food Bank Harlem is looking for someone to manage the Food Bank. Call Jack Siemens at 406-945-1127. Senior Center Chinook Senior Center is in need of community volunteers who are willing to become a part of our wonderful team of people who help in our kitchen and dining room, perhaps one day a week, for a few hours. Please call us @ 357-2648 or stop in and see Ginger for more information. Blaine County Library Home School Hour 1:00-2:00, Middle School Meet-up 3:45-4:45(Grades 6-8). Tuesday: Story Time 10:30-11:00, Kidz Zone...
I want to thank the US government for getting back to work. In those 50-some days, I was inundated with calls about the SNAP program. We, as Montana Legislators, could do very little to fix the fact that the United States government was locked down. The question for me was not, “Why are 50,000 households in Montana not getting SNAP?” But rather, “How have we gotten to the point where all these households are dependent on SNAP benefits in the first place?” I have asked folks who are way smarter than myself. It seems there is plenty of...
Janet Holland of Forsyth, Montana, Worthy Grand Matron of the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in Montana made her official visitation to Northern Star Chapter No 23 in Chinook on Saturday, November 1, 2025. Worthy Grand Patron, Cliff Brophy of Big Timber accompanied her. Brunch was served and socializing took place at the Masonic Temple at 9:30 AM. The official meeting took place at 11:00 AM. Pegi Wenger is the Worthy Matron (replacing Melody Sand) and Russell Osmundson serves as...
Happy Thanksgiving week! We have tons of good things for you to gobble up at the library. We will be closed tomorrow, 11/27, and Friday, 11/28. But there are ways to access our resources straight from home. First, check out our website at www.harlempubliclibrary.org. You’ll find all of our programming information, our services provided, and other beneficial resources at your fingertips. Download and read/listen to ebooks/audiobooks from the Libby app. You simply need your library card number,...
Pearl A. Cochran, 71 - passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Care Center on Thursday, November 13, 2025. Cremation has taken place, and her wishes were to have no services. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Pearl’s online memorial page to send a card or leave a message of condolence for her...
